Bed-Stuy Woman Robbed, Sexually Assaulted At Knife Point: NYPD

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, NY — The New York City Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at knife point, and then robbed her.

According to police, a 26-year-old woman was attempting to enter her apartment near Malcolm X Boulevard and Kosciuszko Street at about 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 11. A man approached her from behind and told her to let him into the building. When the woman refused, the man pulled out a box cutter knife and threatened her.

Fearing for her life, the woman let him inside. Once they were in her apartment, police say he sexually assaulted her at knife point, and then stole her iPhone X and $200 worth of jewelry before fleeing. EMS crews transported the woman to Woodhull Hospital, where she was treated and released.

The assailant is described as a male with dark complexion who is approximately 40 years old, 200 pounds, and 5’8” tall. He was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, a black baseball cap, a backpack, gray pants, and black shoes. A screenshot of surveillance footage is shown above.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/. All calls are confidential.